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From: ewise@sol.uvic.ca (Evan Wise)
Subject: Re: Asimov's Robotic Laws?
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Date: Sat, 26 Nov 94 07:52:48 GMT
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In article <3avou2$h1v@news.acns.nwu.edu>, agb669@lulu.acns.nwu.edu (Andrew G Bachmann) says:
>
>In article <3atvgh$4if@netaxs.com>, Tim Sheridan <sparky@netaxs.com> wrote:
>>RGLock (rglock@aol.com) wrote:
>>: The Three Laws of Robotics
>>
>>: 1.  A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a
>>: human being to come to harm.
>>
>>: 2.  A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where
>>: such orders would conflict with the First Law.
>>
>>: 3.  A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does
>>: not conflict with the First or Second Law.
>>
>>:                            Handbook of Robotics
>>:                            56th Edition, 2058 A.D.
>>
>>There must be a mistake..  If anyone asks this robot to jump out the 
>>window it would just do it..  
>>There must be several more important laws..
>>

I have to disagree with this. The robot would clearly not jump out window as
this is in direct violation with law 3. Now while the robot has to agree with
laws 1&2 they still have the overriding law of self preservation that is descibed
in law 3. Only if the jumping out of the window saved a human life would the act
be justified. that's just my call.
Evan.

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